The sky was cloudy, and in the cold air, the sound of firecrackers was constantly heard, and the guards of the city pushed open the heavy city gates, and the people who entered and exited the city flocked in. In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the guards of the city looked over, only to see a dozen horses slowing down and hurrying towards the city gate.

During the Chinese New Year, whether it is a dignitary or a common person, without exception, they take their families and relatives away, few men travel alone, and the soldiers are curious and take a second look. The group galloped closer and closer, only to see a handsome young man in front of him, and a dozen men dressed as guards in the back.

There were a lot of people in and out of the city in front, Cheng Mo walked slowly, and suddenly saw a sight stop on his face, he looked over, and saw that it was a soldier guarding the city, and the soldier saw him looking over, his heart sank, and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again.

Out of the city, the pedestrians did not decrease, and the people wore new clothes and went to visit relatives to pay New Year's greetings. The group of them was in a hurry, and it seemed very abrupt. The two big girls in front walked side by side, and one of them stared at Cheng Mo intently with a melon seed face, grinning at Cheng Mo.

Kuroko and other guards saw it in their eyes, squeezing each other's eyebrows, no matter where Ah Lang went, he was quite a woman.

Cheng Mo nodded at the girl, the girl's face was blushing, her eyes were shining, she thought that Cheng Mo would rein in the horse, but she didn't expect the hoof snow to take a long leg, pass over them, and pass, and more than a dozen people then went away. The girl's smiling face froze in the wind.

When Cheng Mo rushed to Yangzhou day and night, the mansion of Yangzhou Mu Zhou Zheng was full of silk and bamboo, full of guests, and all kinds of flattery. Zhou Zheng sat in the Taishi chair given by the salt merchant, his face full of red light. A middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears in the seat got up and said, "Ming Gong, can these Qing people still make it?" ”

In the open space in front of the seat, several handsome people of twelve or thirteen years old sang and played, and a few old artists on the chairs next to them played strings to accompaniment, and the sound of silk and bamboo came from here.

Zhou Zheng glanced at the people and said, "It's just a little childish, and a little less charming." ”

The middle-aged man understood and said, "Yes, yes, Ming Gong said yes." ”

He used the excuse of going to the toilet, and asked the little maid waiting under the corridor to go back to the house to spread the word, and send a few bewitching young women over. He sent dogs to search the city, and when he saw the beautiful women, he coerced and lured, either with a lot of money, or by taking advantage of the power of Zhou Zheng, to force the women and their families to submit and bring them back to the house. It's just that he has been talking about Zhou Zheng for a short time, and he can't figure out Zhou Zheng's preferences, so he prepares with both hands.

Zhou Zheng met a few young women, was overjoyed, and stayed.

The middle-aged man was in a good mood, and consciously left a further impression on Zhou Zheng, and the salt was hopeful, so he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

One of the young women was in his twenties, with delicate facial features, pearls and jade roundness, and Zhou Zheng's appetite was great, he couldn't hold back, and the monkey left the table in a hurry, wanting to have sex with the young woman during the day, and just stood up, the henchman Mung Bean came in quietly, and whispered: "Ah Lang, that person is in the house, but do you want to start?" ”

"Isn't there anyone else?"

"Nope. There was only one fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy in the house, and there was no one else. Do you want to take that little guy captive with you? ”

Zhou Zheng sneered and said, "He is really bold. They were all taken captive, beaten, and put in a latrine. ”

"No." Mung Bean quietly retreated and went to do his own errands.

Zhou Zheng lost the mood of Emperor Hu Tian and sat down again.

The guests on the table were watching him with all their energy, and seeing that his face was ugly, and he didn't know what was going on, he became more and more careful in his words and deeds, and slapped his ass more and more hollowly.

Leaving the mansion of the state pastor, passing through half of Yangzhou City, it is a piece of dwellings, the alleys are neat and unusual, and the front of each household is lively and lively, only a small courtyard with a single door, which is extremely lonely.

The courtyard was very small, with two wings, four transepts, a patio of about four or five feet, a small well in the patio, a wooden bucket for drawing water, and nothing else.

This is Zhou Jin's residence in Yangzhou. As an imperial historian, he has the responsibility of supervising officials at all levels in Yangzhou, how can Zhou Zheng not be tight? A five-entry courtyard with a garden had been prepared for him a long time ago, but he only lived in it for a few days, and after checking that Zhou Zheng was suspected of corruption, he resolutely moved out of the luxurious mansion and lived in the rented small courtyard.

The more he grasped the evidence of Zhou Zheng's corruption, the heavier his heart became, and the joy of stepping into the official career had long been darkened by the officialdom of Yangzhou, and the status quo of Zhou Zheng's only hand was wiped out.

He was born in poverty, and he was accustomed to seeing poor people struggling for life, and sleeping three more and five more in order to make a living, but Yangzhou officialdom was rotten. If he turns a blind eye to the extravagant life of the magistrates and salt merchants, but the people of the salt works get little, how can he be worthy of the emperor, worthy of appreciating him, and appointing him as the imperial historian Yang Zichao?

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, everyone is happy to celebrate the New Year, only he is not in the mood for the New Year, sitting in front of the low table to sort out the collected information, and send it to the capital during this time, he has collected a lot of information, as long as the emperor issued an edict, these can be used as evidence of Zhou Zheng's corruption, and Zhou Zheng will be brought to justice.

Suddenly, the little guy sitting under the porch let out a "woo", he didn't care, and then two fierce men broke in, and without saying a word, stepped forward to cover his mouth, punched and kicked him, and then tied him up strongly.

He's just an eighteen-year-old weak boy, where is the opponent of two big men? Before he could react, his nose and face were swollen, and he was tied up solidly, and a big man took out a rag out of nowhere, stuffed it into his mouth, and smoked him to nause.

The two big men discussed how to get him out, one said that there were too many people outside, so it was better to treat him less and then mention him out, and the other said that the master was in a hurry to see him and had to mention him now. In the end, the previous big man agreed, one mentioned him, the other mentioned the little guy, swaggered out the door, and the door of the small courtyard was not closed.

The people on the other side of the courtyard are seeing off guests at the door, seeing this scene, their faces have changed in fright, the guests are so frightened that they run away, the male owner wants to drink, and the hostess quickly pulls him back to the courtyard and closes the door. Those two big men look like ruffians and hooligans, can they be provoked?

A donkey cart loaded with goods was parked on the side of the road, and the two big men threw Zhou Jin's master and servant on the donkey cart, ignoring the surprised eyes of passers-by, and walked away.

The banquet in the governor's mansion had dispersed, Zhou Zheng sat gloomily in the flower hall, mung bean stood in front of him, and respectfully asked: "Throw them directly into the toilet and drown, or beat them again, and then throw them into the toilet and drown?" ”

Zhou Zheng said: "Bring that kid over." ”

He wants to see if this kid is really hard-boned.

Mung Bean liked the feeling of punches and kicks hitting people, and was disappointed when he heard his orders, but he still turned around and went out and let the two big men bring people in.